Drew McWeeny

In 1930 J.R.R. Tolkien wrote the words that would change the fantasy genre forever: "in a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit." Little did he know it would become one of the best-selling books of all time. The trick was, how to adapt it for the screen? It would take an out of the box director from the other side of the world to bring Tolkien's vision to life.

This documentary spotlights the pop culture milestones of 1982, including notable motion pictures, TV, music, and video games of that seminal year.